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Jan 23 2009 9:11am EDT

First Bytes: House Dems, Online Video, Raises

House Democrats have proposed $6 billion to go to phone, cable, and wireless companies to spur development of high-speed internet in underserved areas. [WSJ]

A coalition of media companies and an ad agency are working on online video advertising guidelines. [WSJ]

Tech workers' salaries grew by 4.6 percent last year. [Cnet]

Google is quietly working to discourage small businesses from using its free apps and move to paid versions. [TechCrunch]
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Laura Rich is a co-founder of Recessionwire, which provides news, advice, perspective and humor about the recession and the recovery.
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